It would be nice to get views of which firms readers feel have the best prestige (in the UK) by type of consulting work done.I have separated type into 3 popular themes:Type 1: Strategy - Mckinsey, Bain, BCG, Booz, Roland Berger, LEK, OC&C, Monitor etcType 2: System integrators and Ops - Accenture, PA, Capgemini, IBM, Deliotte, PWC, EY, PRTM etcType 3: Niche and Functional - Kurt Salmon, Alvarez & Marshal, Oliver Wyman, Diamond Cluster, NERA

I'm sure this will throw up lots of personal prejudices.. I'll only comment on type 2, based on my personal experiences working in some of these and with others as a client. I'd rank three tiers:Tier 1

.. and try not to hit submit this time.. no order within tiers, and applies to the consulting parts of the organisation, not the pure technology divisions. Tier 1 Accenture, DeloitteTier 2 PWC, Capgemini, IBM, PA (yes), EYTier 3 CSC, Logica, Wipro, Infosys, Hitachi, Fujitsuflame away!

Tier 1 - Accenture ?????Great way to finish a Monday lunch with a big laugh ;)

oh, this'll be fun. *sits back with popcorn*

that's within OP's Type 2 remember, not saying Accenture = MBB, and OP's question was about prestige - so I'd still say Accenture on a CV is better than PA or Wipro....

Strategy1) Mckinsey2) BCG3) Bain4) Booz5) MonitorSystems & Ops1) Accenture2) Deloitte3) PWC4) Capgemini5) EYNiche1) Oliver Wyman2) Mars & Co3) Towers Perrin4) AlixPartners5) Wyatt Watson

Public sector advisory1) Hedra2) Tribal3) PA Consulting4) Serco5) EDS

nice question.... if only to reveal everyone's own 'absolute' view and see them slate each other for their choices ....lol....bit like in the consultancy world itself....

Strategy:1) McKinsey2) BCG3) Bain4) Monitor5) Booz

In order:Strategy: McKinsey, BCG, Booz, Bain, Roland Berger, AT Kearney, LEKImplementation: Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, E&Y, KPMGOthers: Monitor, Penumbra, IBM, Infosys, Atos

Implementation list seems to have been swapped with a list of the Big 4.What on earth do those companies know about implementing anything? How about including companies that actually do implementation (Celerant springs to mind)

Agree with the Dude.However, I would put Monitor ahead of LEK anyday and definitely in the top Strat bracket.

The webservice "vault.com" prepares a list of the most prestigious 50 consulting companies each year, a measure that favors larger firms. The most prestigious 15 consulting companies in 2010 are1.McKinsey & Company (8.390)2.The Boston Consulting Group (7.978)3.Bain & Company (7.874)4.Booz & Company (6.514)5.Deloitte Consulting LLP (6.107)6.Monitor Group (6.071)7.PricewaterhouseCoopers (5.998)8.Mercer LLC (5.947)9.Ernst & Young LLP (5.914)10.Oliver Wyman (5.860)11.Accenture (5.711)12.IBM Global Business Services (5.668)13.KPMG (5.585)14.Towers Perrin (5.535)15.AlixPartners (5.529)"Vault" also ranks firms along other dimensions. The top-rated firms are [5]:1.#1 in Compensation: The Parthenon Group2.#1 in Overall Satisfaction: Bain & Co3.#1 in Firm Culture: The Parthenon Group4.#1 in Relationships with Supervisors: The Parthenon Group5.#1 in Formal Training: Bain & Co6.#1 in Offices: Gallup Consulting

Hitachi T3? Not by my reckoning are they anywhere near. They don't even qualify to be on the scale.

where does siemens it solutions and services fit in?